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22 Nov 2012
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Hydrochemical processes in lowland rivers: insights from in situ, high-resolution monitoring
A. J. Wade
School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AB, UK
E. J. Palmer-Felgate
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 8BB, UK
S. J. Halliday
School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AB, UK
R. A. Skeffington
School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AB, UK
M. Loewenthal
Environment Agency, Fobney Mead, Reading, RG2 0SF, UK
H. P. Jarvie
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 8BB, UK
M. J. Bowes
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 8BB, UK
G. M. Greenway
Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
S. J. Haswell
Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
I. M. Bell
Department of Engineering, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
E. Joly
Department of Engineering, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
A. Fallatah
Department of Engineering, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
C. Neal
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 8BB, UK
R. J. Williams
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 8BB, UK
E. Gozzard
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 8BB, UK
J. R. Newman
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 8BB, UK
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